Authorities have refuted reports circulating online that explosives were found near the location of a planned rally for former President Donald Trump days after he survived an apparent assassination

Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island are false.

Police confirmed a "suspicious occurrence" was reported near the location of former President Donald Trump's Wednesday rally in Long Island.

Nassau County authorities investigating the claim say no explosives were found, and police detained the person who made the false report.

Reports that explosives were found outside the New York arena where former President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally were unfounded, police said. On Long Island, Nassau County Police responded to a report that a bomb was found inside a parked car outside the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale on

Reports of a car bomb near Donald Trump's rally on September 18 have quickly gained widespread attention. This incident, amplified by social media, sparked concerns about security and safety at political events.

Reports of explosives ahead of former President Donald Trump’s rally on Long Island are unfounded, according to local authorities. The Nassau County Police Department told Nexstar’s WPIX on Wednesday that a person was near the rally with a self-trained bomb-detecting dog.